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Animated People

Q&A: Smiley Guy’s Jonas Diamond Helps Toon-Up ‘One Day at a Time’

Ramin Zahed - June 15, 2020

On Tuesday, Sony Pictures Television's One Day at a Time will unveil its first-ever animated special: “The Politics Episode.” Animation Magazine got to pull...

Features

‘Connected’ Team Offers Sneak Peek of Sony’s Fun Fall Movie

Ramin Zahed - June 15, 2020

The team behind Sony Pictures Animation’s much-anticipated fall release Connected offered a sneak peek of their colorful new movie as part of the Annecy...

Europe

Annecy Festival Organizers Share Tidbits About the Online Edition

Ramin Zahed - June 14, 2020

We recently caught up with Annecy Festival artistic director Marcel Jean and CITIA CEO Mickaël Marin, who were kind enough to share their thoughts...

Features

Behind-the-Scenes: ‘Jungle Beat: The Movie’ Introduces a Friend from Another Planet

Ramin Zahed - June 12, 2020

***This article originally appeared in the June-July '20 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 301)*** Cape Town-based Sunrise Productions is best known for producing the whimsical...

Shorts

Favo’s Short ‘Quaranteen’ Stares COVID in the Face

Ramin Zahed - June 11, 2020

Artists are always encouraged to use their lives as inspiration for their work. The team at Favo Studio, an indie video and animation studio...

Features

Snail of a Tale: Tim Hill Gives Us the Scoop on ‘The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run’

Ramin Zahed - June 11, 2020

***This article originally appeared in the June-July '20 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 301)*** There are not many animated characters that can still inspire the...

Shorts

Trailer Premiere: DreamWorks’ ‘To: Gerard’ Is a Valentine to Selfless Love

Ramin Zahed - June 11, 2020

***This article originally appeared in the June-July issue of Animation Magazine (No. 301)*** Three years ago, Taylor Meacham was working as a production coordinator at...

North America

Q&A: Amir Nasrabadi Wraps an Eventful 1st Year as EVP/GM, WildBrain Vancouver

Ramin Zahed - June 10, 2020

Q&A: Amir Nasrabadi Wraps an Eventful 1st Year as EVP/GM, WildBrain Vancouver A lot has changed at the ever-growing WildBrain Studios (www.wildbrain.com) kids' and family...

North America

Surreal Life: J.G. Quintel Explores a Young Couple’s Growing Pains in ‘Close Enough’

Ramin Zahed - June 10, 2020

***This article originally appeared in the June-July '20 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 301)*** Believe it or not, it has been 10 years since J.G....

North America

If These Walls Could Talk! Nick’s ‘Loud House’ Celebrates 100th Episode

Ramin Zahed - June 9, 2020

Nickelodeon is ready to crank up the cartoon volume to celebrate the 100th episode of its top-ranking kids' hit, The Loud House. Premiering Wednesday,...

North America

Game of Toys: John Harvatine IV & Tom Root Herald the Hilarious ‘Crossing Swords’

Ramin Zahed - June 7, 2020

***This article originally appeared in the June-July issue of Animation Magazine (No. 301)*** John Harvatine IV and Tom Root love playing with toys! The two...

Festivals & Events

Annecy Selected Shorts: Brilliant Visions in an Uncertain World

Ramin Zahed - June 6, 2020

***This article originally appeared in the June-July '20 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 301)*** Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this year’s Annecy Festival will be...

Europe

Meet Mondo TV’s Colorful New Eco Warriors

Ramin Zahed - June 5, 2020

This month, Mondo TV’s latest animated series MeteoHeroes will officially make its debut on Italian preschool channel, Cartoonito. The 52 x 7-minute 2D animated...

Animated People

CalArts Student Pays Tribute to His Canine Friend in ‘Driftless’

Ramin Zahed - May 22, 2020

CalArts animation student Jonah Primiano’s beautiful pet dog passed way only a few months before he started school. So, when the time came for...

Streaming

Netflix’s ‘The Willoughbys’ Attracts 37.6 Million Viewers in First Month of Release

Ramin Zahed - May 22, 2020

Director Kris Pearn and the team at Netflix and Canada’s Bron Studios got some great news just in time for the Memorial Weekend holiday....

North America

Studio Ghibli Movies Debut on HBO Max Next Wednesday

Ramin Zahed - May 22, 2020

While the Studio Ghibli library movies have been available on Netflix outside the U.S. since February, the film collection will officially debut on the...

Television

Kelebek Media Sinks Teeth into ‘Isadora Moon’ Series

Ramin Zahed - May 22, 2020

U.K.-based. Indie house Kelebek Media is developing a new animated series based on Harriet Muncaster’s popular Isadora Moon series, published by Oxford Univ. Press....

Streaming

Disney+ Offers New Short-Form Soundscape Experience ‘Zenimation’

Ramin Zahed - May 22, 2020

If you need some moments of serenity and peaceful meditation—accompanied by some of your favorite Disney characters, you will need to check out the...

Television

Adult Swim Gives Wings to Second Season of ‘Tuca & Bertie’

Ramin Zahed - May 22, 2020

Here’s some great news for fans of excellent adult animation. Adult Swim has greenlit a 10-episode second season of Lisa Hanawalt’s universally acclaimed series...

North America